cimmof(1)cimmof(1)NAMEcimmof - compile MOF files into the CIM Repository
SYNOPSIS
<path>] <namespace>] <file>...<file>
Remarks
Only a superuser or user with write access to the default or specified
namespace can run the command to compile MOFs in the CIM Repository.
Superclasses must be compiled before subclasses, else the compile will
fail.
It is strongly recommended that MOF files include all necessary sub‐
classes, so they can compile properly even if certain classes are not
in the CIM Repository.
DESCRIPTION
The command is the command line interface to the Managed Object Format
(MOF) Compiler. The MOF Compiler is a utility that compiles MOF files
(using the MOF format defined by the DMTF CIM Specification) into CIM
classes and instances that are stored in the CIM Repository.
The command can be used to compile MOF files at any time after instal‐
lation. If no input file is specified, stdin is used as the input.
The MOF Compiler requires that the input MOF files be in the current
directory or that a fully qualified path be given. To simplify the
specification of multiple MOF files in the command line, the MOF Com‐
piler allows compiling from files containing a list of MOF files using
the include pragma (as shown below).
MOF files using the include pragma must be
in the current directory
or in a directory specified by the command line
option.
The option can be used to specify a namespace in which
the CIM classes and instances will be compiled. If this
option is not specified, the default namespace is
root/cimv2 (with the exception of provider registration
schemas).
For provider registration schemas, if the option is not
specified, the default namespace is root/PG_InterOp. If
option is specified, the namespace specified must be
root/PG_InterOp, otherwise, the error message "The
requested operation is not supported." is returned. For
provider MOFs, the namespace specified must match one of
the namespaces specified in the PG_ProviderCapabilities
class schema definition.
Options
The command recognizes the following options:
Display the command usage and the version number
of the MOF Compiler.
The version number is used to iden‐
tify the release version of the MOF
Compiler in the HP WBEM Services
product.
Suppress warning messages.
When compiling the MOF files, if
there are CIM elements (such as
classes, instances, properties, or
methods) defined in the MOF files
which already exist in the CIM
Repository, the command returns
warning messages. The option can
be used to suppress these warning
messages.
Specify the path to included MOF files. This path
may be relative or
absolute.
If the input MOF file has include
pragmas and the included files do
not reside in the current direc‐
tory, the directive must be used to
specify a path to them on the com‐
mand line.
Override the default CIM Repository namespace. The
<namespace> specified must be a
valid CIM namespace name. For the
definition of a valid CIM namespace
name, refer to the Administrator's
Guide. For provider registration
schemas, the <namepace> specified
must be root/PG_InterOp.
If the repository contains leaf classes (classes
that do not have
any subclasses) that are also in
the MOF file(s), the command
replaces the existing classes in
the repository with the ones being
upgraded in the MOF file(s).
Allows either addition (or update in conjunction
with the
flag) of Experimental classes
defined in the MOF file(s).
Allows either addition (or update in conjunction
with the
flag) of Major and Down revision
classes defined in the MOF file(s).
Major revisions are defined as
classes which change the first
value (m) in the Version qualifier
of a class.
Allows both Experimental and Version changes
to classes defined in the MOF
file(s). This option is essen‐
tially the combination of the and
options.
EXIT STATUS
The command returns one of the following values:
Successful completion
Error
When an error occurs, an error message is written to
stderr and an error value of 1 is returned.
DIAGNOSTICS
The CIM Server is not running. Start the CIM
Server with the command and re-run
If the MOF Compiler detects an error in the MOF file
while parsing the file, a parsing error is returned with
the line number of the MOF file containing the error.
The MOF Compiler compiled a MOF file with super‐
classes that were not in the CIM Repository.
For a list of possible error messages that may be
returned, refer to the Chapter on WBEM messages in the
Administrator's Guide.
EXAMPLES
Compile a MOF file into the default namespace in the CIM
Repository, issue the command with no options.
Compile the MOF files into the 'root/application' names‐
pace.
Compile the MOF file defined in the directory ./MOF with
the name CIMSchema25.mof, and containing include pragmas
for other MOF files also in the ./MOF directory.
List the arguments to the command and display the version
of the MOF Compiler.
AUTHOR
was developed by the Open Group OpenPegasus Open Source
Software project.
SEE ALSOcimserver(1M).
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